River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-01-20
HISTORY OF THE WEEK.

Twenty thousand people assembled
at the Jail at Richmon, Va, on Friday the
18th, and remained uL.-l Thos. J. Culyerius
Of abe murder Of his cousin
Lillian MAY Madison, was hanged inside
the iail, that ceremony being witnessed 10y
some 30 people. The murder took place
nearly two years ago, and while the public
have strongly believed in the guilt of the
man. the evidence in the case was purely
circumstantisl and a strong effort was
made for clemency from Gov. Lee, but he
did not interfere The death of Culverius
was from strangulation.
On the Is. there We're a series of fires
which destroyed property TO the value OF
$4,000, the insurance amounting to only
one fourth Of that sum At Terre haute,
Ind the Fairbanks distillery. loss SloO0O;
Burlington. Vt. two blocks, loss SJO,uV1s
Providence, K L, electric hght WORKS, en-
gineer killed and another employee fatally
injured: Pittsburg. Pa, Fulton a Sons,
foundry and machine shops, set on lire 10y
gasoline explosion: Denver, Col, Clifford
block and contents, loss Sl3O,OO; Frankfort,
Ky. state penitentiary, fire originating IN
engine room, loss Sl25-OOO, insurance only
500.
A dispatch from Taylor. Tex, says:
Friday afternoon disastrous prairie fire
occurred about five miles north Of this
place. Mr.. McFadden had 1000 acres of
pasture and fencing destroyed and 5000
head of sheep were surrounded 10y fire. 50
o. which were killed and the rest more or
less injured.
4 snow slide occurred Friday, at
Marshall Basin. Col, which killed two men
named Donovan and Gum and badly in
jured a third. Ii demolished the buildings
Of the Union mine and injured one work
man. Ii also carried away workman IRON
the Sherman mine and another from the
Mendoza mine. They were rescued, now
ever, having sustained but slight injuries.
The funeral of the late Chief Justice
James jackson was held in Atlanta, Ga, a
/ II O'Clock, Sunday in the First Methods
/ Church An immense concourse attended
I and the services. in which Bishop Key, Dr
/ Morrison DR. Hawthorne, DIR. Burnhan
and others took part, were very impressive
The Grand Rapids and Indiana an,
| Michigan Central railroads viii build asl5O,
~ hotel on Mackinac Island to be ready 70
use with the opening Of the summer tourists
season The project has been talked OF 10
several wears but was definitely decided an'
the terms an anged last week.
/ Four thousand people witnessed tn
hanging of Granville Prewett, at Montice
In. XIV. on the 18th He confessed the mui
der of VIM Buck and his sister, IN Angus
last. for robbery and said he got $50. Hi
last words were: ''Let whisky alone. Tina
Is what ruined me.n
4 midnight fire, January ?. in tn
Burlington a Missouri railway headqual
tiers building at Omaha damaged the whole
sale grocery stock of Sloan, johnson a %
F Ia the extent of $4,000. Loss is covered b
insurance The railway offices IN the uppe
stories were uninJured-
Two men were fatully injured b
falling walls at Carlisle, KY, on the It'll
during a fire which destroyed bui dings 90
cupied as stores and offices. The destru'
tiOn of property exceeded SJO,OvO, VII
small insurance.
A dynamite factory at Platsburs
y Y. took fire and an explosion occurre
that shook the country for twenty mile
around ana people ran from their houses
| escape from supposed earthquake disaste
Hon. Chas b. Farwell of Chicago
has been designated by the Republican m
2 iority Of the Illinois legislature as the su
cessor of Gen. Logan. Mr.. Morrison Is SUI
ported by the Democratic minority
Haight. the Adams express robber,
: his confession says he planned and WitroC
: executed the robbery. and that Fothe in
, ham, the messenger, is absolutely lnnocen
Lawrence King has been arrested ;
Chicago for poisoning three wives and
granddaughter. to secure insurance he la
/ placed ON their lives.
, San Francisco. Cal. had an cart
r quake throb at 4OS on the morning of Il
:. fifth. which lasted seven seconds, but did !
damage.
Bv process Of law four desperadO'
: were hanged on the I4th at Fort Smith, Arl
[ for murders committed in the Indian teri
tory